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Old 08-01-2006, 08:54 PM
Sir Tet Sir Tet is offline
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Default Bandwith....
Okay, first off what exactly is bandwith? I've heard it's just a transfer rate or something, or is there more to it?

I'm on DSL right now, I've been thinking of picking up World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy XI, and I'm worried that bandwith might be a problem (currently off of school, hvae loads of free time.)
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Old 08-01-2006, 08:55 PM
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Bandwith is basically how much you send out (upload) and take in (download) those two games shouldn't be a problem (unless you have like 2 computers playing it 24/7).

As for the games, get WoW, I've played both (currently playing WoW a bit) but FFXI was terrible ... It was so slow, it took me about two weeks of playing to get to level 7.... Wow is faster, simpler and generally more fun.
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Old 08-01-2006, 09:02 PM
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Bandwith is basically how much you send out (upload) and take in (download) those two games shouldn't be a problem (unless you have like 2 computers playing it 24/7)
Yep, I've went on vacation and FTPed tons of pics back to my home PC, and didn't go over. I did go over once, a long time ago.
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Old 08-01-2006, 09:08 PM
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What happens if you go over?
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Old 08-01-2006, 09:13 PM
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Depends, some company's charge you (that's usually a webserver though), but most of the times they'll cap your up/download speed..
I've been capped at 15k/sec uploads once.... becuase I uploaded over a gig for a month...
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Old 08-03-2006, 06:21 AM
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Depends, some company's charge you (that's usually a webserver though), but most of the times they'll cap your up/download speed..
I've been capped at 15k/sec uploads once.... becuase I uploaded over a gig for a month...
Seriously? There is a limit on what you can upload in month? Is that true for every service? I never knew there was any kind of limit.
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Old 08-03-2006, 01:15 PM
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Seriously? There is a limit on what you can upload in month? Is that true for every service? I never knew there was any kind of limit.
Yep, it's a ridiculous amount though, somewhere in the gigs... which, unless you are a pirate you won't ever go near
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